Negative refraction and quantum vacuum effects in gyroelectric chiral medium and anisotropic magnetoelectric material

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 894-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Q. Shen ◽  
M. Norgren ◽  
S. He
Keyword(s):  
Negative Refraction ◽  
Chiral Medium ◽  
Quantum Vacuum ◽  
Vacuum Effects

scholarly journals Probing the Purcell effect without radiative decay: Lessons in the frequency and time domains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frieder Lindel ◽  
Francesca Fabiana Settembrini ◽  
Robert Bennett ◽  
Stefan Yoshi Buhmann
Keyword(s):  
Casimir Force ◽  
Radiative Decay ◽  
Quantum Vacuum ◽  
Purcell Effect ◽  
Vacuum Fluctuations ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
Virtual Photons ◽  
Time Domains ◽  
Vacuum Effects

Abstract The effect of cavities or plates upon the electromagnetic quantum vacuum are considered in the context of electro-optic sampling, revealing how they can be directly studied. These modifications are at the heart of e.g. the Casimir force or the Purcell effect such that a link between electro-optic sampling of the quantum vacuum and environment-induced vacuum effects is forged. Furthermore, we discuss the microscopic processes underlying electro-optic sampling of quantum-vacuum fluctuations, leading to an interpretation of these experiments in terms of exchange of virtual photons. With this in mind it is shown how one can reveal the dynamics of vacuum fluctuations by resolving them in the frequency and time domains using electro-optic sampling experiments.

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